The electric power distribution system in the U.S. has over 55 million miles of power lines with over 180 million utility poles. Utility poles line our streetways, and highways and carry power to ...
Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires and reduce blackouts. Pole-top fires ...
Floatograph Mast and Trailer Solutions will be showcasing the Rapid Pole - Temporary Power Pole, a new product to the electric utility industry, in Booth #94 at the 2024 Lineman's Rodeo. The product ...
LUBBOCK — A decayed utility pole that broke, causing power wires to fall on dry grass in the Texas Panhandle, sparked the state’s largest wildfire in history, a Texas House committee has confirmed.
LAKE STEVENS — The birds are attacking the local power grid. They’re not practical jokers or extremist saboteurs. No, they’re woodpeckers, likely looking to nest or feed in wooden power poles. The ...
A power company shut off electricity to 250 homes so the cat could be rescued. — -- Power line technicians recently rescued a cat that was stuck on top of a power pole in Fresno, California, for ...